A4-4300M vs A8-7100

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.03
+63.5%
A4-4300M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.63

A8-7100 outperforms A4-4300M by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and A4-4300M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24542782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD A-Series
Power efficiency5.131.70
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and A4-4300M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2246 mm2
Number of transistors2410 Million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and A4-4300M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP3FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and A4-4300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and A4-4300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and A4-4300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600unknown
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 7420G (480 - 655 MHz)
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and A4-4300M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and A4-4300M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and A4-4300M.

PCIe version3.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-7100 1.03
+63.5%
A4-4300M 0.63

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-7100 1638
+63%
A4-4300M 1005

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-7100 256
A4-4300M 296
+15.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-7100 577
+47.2%
A4-4300M 392

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-7100 1379
A4-4300M 1997
+44.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-7100 4134
+31.5%
A4-4300M 3144

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-7100 2225
+32.1%
A4-4300M 1684

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-7100 33.23
+51.7%
A4-4300M 50.4

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-7100 2
+69.2%
A4-4300M 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A8-7100 133
+43%
A4-4300M 93

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A8-7100 44
A4-4300M 60
+36.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A8-7100 0.55
A4-4300M 0.68
+23.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A8-7100 1.1
+64.1%
A4-4300M 0.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A8-7100 1417
+32.1%
A4-4300M 1072

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A8-7100 11
+56.1%
A4-4300M 7

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A8-7100 56
+55.4%
A4-4300M 36

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A8-7100 3337
+57.8%
A4-4300M 2115

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A8-7100 1473
A4-4300M 1512
+2.6%

Geekbench 2

A8-7100 3914
+22.9%
A4-4300M 3184

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.63
Recency 4 June 2014 15 May 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 35 Watt

A8-7100 has a 63.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 84.2% lower power consumption.

The A8-7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-4300M in performance tests.


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